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oblong-lanceolate, acutish, crenately-toothed, clothed with vel- 
vety pubescence above, and hoary tomentum beneath, and bi- 
glandular at the base; flowers sessile; styles one half shorter 
than the calyx. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Goyaz. Petals yellow, obovate-oblong. 
Hoary Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
16 T. nermannioipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 218.) leaves 
obovate-oblong, cuneated, unequally toothed, clothed with white 
tomentum on both surfaces, biglandular at the base beneath ; 
flowers sessile; styles a little longer than the stamens. h. S. 
Native of Brazil, in that part of the province of Minas Geraes 
called Minas Novas. Petals oblong, marked with brown veins. 
Hermannia-like Turnera. Shrub 1 to 14 foot. 
17 T. mexocuioipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 219.) leaves ob- 
long, obtuse, narrowed at the base, unequally crenate-toothed, 
rather roughish above, and clothed with rufescent tomentum 
beneath, biglandular at the base; flowers sessile ; styles a little 
shorter than the stamens. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Minas Geraes. Petals obovate, yellow. 
Melochia-like Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
18 T. na‘na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 219.) leaves obovate, 
rounded at the apex, crenated, pubescent on both surfaces, but 
especially beneath, biglandular at the base; flowers sessile ; 
styles 3-times longer than the stamens. .S. Native of Bra- 
zil, in the province of Minas Geraes. Petals obovate, yellow. 
Dwarf Turnera. Pl. + foot. 
19 T. pintrér1a (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 220.) leaves linear, 
acute, almost quite entire, biglandular at the base beneath ; 
flowers nearly sessile; styles shorter than the stamens. h.S. 
Native of Brazil, in the southern part of the province of Goyaz, 
on a mountain called Serra dos Pyreneos, near the town called 
Meia. Petals oblong, pale yellow. 
Pine-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 
** Leaves glandless. 
20 T. centstoipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 220.) leaves linear, 
acutish, glandless, hairy ; flowers sessile ; styles twice the length 
of the stamens. b. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Minas Geraes, near Tejuco. Petals obovate-oblong, glabrous. 
Genista-like Turnera. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
21 T. cuamzprirouia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 221.) leaves 
oblong, acute, deeply toothed, glandless, pubescent on both sur- 
faces, but especially beneath; flowers on short peduncles ; styles 
exceeding the stamens. h.S. Native of Brazil, in that part 
of the province of Minas Geraes called Minas Novas, on the 
banks of the river Jiquitinhonha. Petals rose-coloured ? 
Germander-leaved Turnera. Shrub $ to 1 foot. 
22 T. pinnatirma (Juss. in Poir. dict. 8. p- 144.) leaves 
obovate-oblong, cuneated, toothed, or pinnatifid, glandless, hairy 
or tomentose ; flowers pedunculate ; styles 3-times longer than 
the stamens, purple. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province 
of Cisplatin, in pastures and fields. Petals scarlet, denticulated 
at the apex. 
Var. B, angustiloba (D. C. prod. 3. p. 347.) stems diffuse ; 
leaves hairy, pinnatifid: lobes narrow, acute; flowers of a dirty 
red or copper colour. h.S. Native of Brazil, about Monte 
Video, and in the province of Cisplatin. 
Var. y, cdrnea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 222.) stems ascending, 
6 inches high ; leaves hairy, oblong-lanceolate, cuneated, deeply 
toothed; petals pale red, usually marked at the base with a dark 
purple spot each; filaments puberulous. h. S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Cisplatin. 
Pinnatifid leaved Turnera. Shrub 4 foot. 
23 T. seTòsa (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 6.) leaves obovate- 
wedge-shaped, serrated or pinnatifid, very hairy on both sides, 
without glands ; peduncles axillary, partly combined with the 
TURNERACE. 
I. TURNERA. 
footstalks ; outer calyx linear. %.S. Native of Monte Video 
and Buenos Ayres. Flowers tawny, red. 
Bristly Turnera. Pl. 3 to 4 foot. 
24 T. pumitza (Lin. ameen. 5. p. 395.) leaves broad-lanceo- 
late, deeply serrated, hairy ; flowers sessile, propped by 2 linear 
bracteas; styles and stamens length of petals. ©.S. Native 
of Jamaica, in arid fields. Swartz, obs. 116.—Sloane, jam. hist. 
t. 127. f, 6.—Pumilea, no. 1. P. Browne, jam. 188. Stem 
hardly 3 inches long. Plum. icon. t. 150. f. 1. Flowers small, 
yellow. 
Dwarf Turnera. Fl. July. Cit. 1796. Pl. + foot. 
25 T. micropny'tia (D. C. prod. 3. p. 347.) leaves oblong, 
attenuated at the base, crenated, wrinkled, clothed with white | 
tomentum beneath; flowers sessile, bearing 2 linear, adpressed 
bracteoles at the base. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. T. 
pumilea, Poir. dict. 8. p. 143. but not of Swartz. Petiv. gaz. 
t. 38. f.9. T. difftisa, Willd. rel. in Reem. et Schultes, syst. 6. 
p- 679. This plant differs from 7’. pumilea in the stem being 
suffrutescent, nearly a foot high, and much branched. Perhaps 
T. microphylla, Desv. in Hamilt. prod. p. 33. is referrible to this 
plant. 
Small-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 
§2. Peduncles distinct from the petioles, axillary. Flowers 
bibracteolate. 
26 T. rupe’srris (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 289. t. 113. f. 1.) leaves 
linear, serrated, glabrous, glandless ; flowers nearly sessile, bear- | 
ing 2 setaceous bracteoles at the base. 
Guiana, in the fissures of humid rocks, at the river Sinemari. 
Petals yellow, somewhat toothed at the apex, 3 lines long. 
Flowers small. 
Rock Turnera. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt.1824. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 
27 T. rrute’scens (Aubl. 1. c. p. 290. t. 113. f. 2. but not of 
Mill.) leaves lanceolate, acuminated, equally serrated ; flowers 
nearly sessile, bearing 2 sessile, lanceolate-linear bracteoles. 
h. S. Native of Guiana, in the fissures of rocks, on the banks 
of the river Sinemari. Very like 7’. rupéstris, but differs in the 
leaves being broader, and in the serratures being more crowded. 
Flowers small, yellow. 
h. S. Native of | 
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Var. P, latifolia (D. C. prod. 3. p. 347.) leaves ovate, acute. 
k. S. Native of Cayenne. 
Shrubby Turnera. Shrub 5 to 8 feet. 
28 T. tTomeNTÒsa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 125. | 
but not of Willd.) leaves oblong, irregularly crenate-serrated, | 
pubescent above, but clothed with canescent tomentum beneath, | 
glandless at the base; flowers sessile, with 6 stamens and 6 | 
petals. 
hk. S. Native of South America, in the province of | 
Venezuela. Styles hairy, about equal in length to the stamens: 
Petals yellow. 
Tomentose Turnera. Shrub 1 foot. 
29 T. stvoipes (Lin. mant. p. 58.) leaves obovate-cuneated, | 
serrated, quite entire at the base, rather tomentose on both sut- 
faces, pilose on the veins and margin beneath; flowers on very 
short pedicels; bracteoles linear, hairy. h.? S. Native 0 
Brazil. Habit of T. cistotdes. Petals obovate, yellow. 
Sida-like Turnera.. Shrub 4 foot. 
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30 T. carrxiròLa (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves oblong- | 
lanceolate, doubly serrated, puberulous, biglandular at the base} 
flowers on short pedicels ; bracteoles ovate, acuminated, serrated: 
hb. S. Native on the humid banks of the river Orinoco, nea 
Maypures. 
p. 678. ex Kunth. Flowers yellow. According to Willd. the 
flowers are petiolar; if such be the case, the plant belongs t° 
the preceding section. 
Hornebeam-leaved Turnera. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
31 T. Duarrea'na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 223.) leaves ovate 
T. acuta, Willd. rel. in Roem. et Schult. syst- 6 | 
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